you are supose to start whit the clutch on the bitepoint and handbrake on to remove the tention in the driveline. that way it damages the car less. specialy good for awd cars
+Erick Henriquez Ha ha funny...but for someone used to driving a manual transmission these are really pretty simple and becomes second nature. No thinking necessary.
***** Use a turbo to add more oxygen and use less fuel by altering the ECU, meaning your power is reduced but you can go further on a single tank of fuel.
In my opinion an uprated clutch helps a lot. With the standard clutch in most cases, you are forced to almost dump the clutch. If you try to moderate the pressure, you always end up spinning it and only releasing the trottle makes it grab. With an uprated clutch (beeing hidraulical helps too) you can moderate the pressure that you apply to a certain amount. This helps a lot with keeping traction, but also to avoid mechanical damage.
+Doc T'Soni AT has a big disadvantage, at least in my opinion: you are likely to forget how fast you are going because with MT you focus on what gear you are in and what RPM you are at, which is very hard with AT because you dont have to pay attention to that, basically. I hope you understand what I mean.
I run a performance setup on every car I ever owned. Always loved manuals, shift when I want to at the appropriate time. Going down hill, I keep it in low gear, the engine brakes for me, no need to fry my brakes. Going up hill on a steep slope, keep it in first or second, all the way, no need to shift, easy climb, no problem. Traffic is a pain but it outweighs the benefits, for me.
+Doc T'Soni in France you get taxes if you buy an automatic something like 3000€ pro cars +3000€ which is the cost of the automatic version so a car without an at which cost 20 000€ = 26 000€ with the at
There is no wonder why i have subscribed to your channel 8 years before. I have found you by your wheel camber video with the extra Bieber cut. I am not an all time viewer but i can find anyhting on this channel with more than enough information. Well done!
The most important point he made there is: release the clutch quickly and SMOOTHLY. Seen other vids where they teach you kids to quickly step off the clutch...never do this!, that could damage your plate. You're welcome.
To be fair racing ain’t exactly about long service life haha I don’t take my daily to castrol raceway without expecting to be fixing a few things earlier than normal
Rolling starts are nearly as much fun for feeling acceleration and so much less brutal on the car. Win-win! Great vid Jason, no one else covers the details like you.
Just bought a MKVI GTI and tried launching for the first time in a manual in four years. Was a little embarrassing when I just spun the tires. Love your videos man. A bit ashamed I'm having to be here watching this but it never hurts to learn from an expert.
Great technical evaluation, but the reality is you need to learn this through repetition. You bring back so many memories of our drag races....1971! Dude, I wore out a set of tires in 5K miles and got grounded when the local dealer stated to my Dad...."have you seen your son drive" LOL. It wasn't just the "launches", but the driving attitude. Thank God I lived through it. Still, to this day I have a strong desire to race. I loved cross country races (rural Pennsylvania) and won many with a huge horsepower disadvantage. BTW, my rule was "if you can't keep it in your lane, you're out of control". That served me well.
Yea, launching is extremely bad for a normal street car without very strong drivetrain components and a racing clutch. I do not advise anyone with a stock clutch try to launch their car from above 2000 RPM. I have a Stage 2 Exedy clutch, and even still I have never intentionally launched my car due to concerns over breaking a gear in my car. Accidentally dropped the clutch at 6000 RPM one time while panic accelerating and lit my tires up in a massive cloud of white smoke. Before I had the Stage 2 clutch, a friend launched the car from 4000 RPM and broke my transmission housing by ripping the rear mount off of it and dumping all the gear oil onto the pavement. Moral of the story, DO NOT TRY THIS unless your car is built for it, you know what you are doing, and don't mind measurably decreasing your clutch life every time you do it.
What?? i drive a stockish 99 civic with a b18c jdm gsr swap and launch at 3-4rpm with no problems over 5years. and if you dump your clutch at 6000rpm of course your going to roast your tires. i know my car would continue spinning when going into 2nd gear.
+DjRjSolarStar I think you are a bit exaggerating... drivetrains are not made out of paper. Sure, the clutch or semiaxis may blow after some time... but I launched my car numerous times, and still have the clutch and drivetrain in one piece after 50k km (06r Subaru Forester XT, so the clutch has really hard time as it is awd). I would say - have fun, but be reasonable about it :)
+DE „AutoBravado” Nichols I actually had another Forester before the XT, it had a automatic gearbox (traditional hydrokinetic, it was 05r model) - this was the main reason I sold it and looked for a manual one (+ I wanted to have the turbo :D ). The gearbox was not bad though - it was very smooth, and was extremely useful when I was offroading (in my opinion it was much better than the manual with the low range that was available for the non turbo versions) and was almost indetructible - it was the only car component that I was not worried about at all. What I didn't like about it was that it had only 4 gears, wasn't fast enough and I couldn't change the gears when I wanted to (no paddles or sport shift in my model) and as I am spending 95% time o tarmac and enjoy winding roads, manual gearbox was a lot better for me :) So, I wouldn't say the subarus automatic transmissions from that time period were bad, they just don't suit everyone...
It's crazy how the perfect launches are achieved when you're not even trying. Rain outside, diesel engine so loads of torque, however I had a few launches where the revs were just right and the release speed of the clutch was optimal. Zero wheel spin, no clutch burn and probably a perfect 0-60 time if I were to continue. Any other time I try I tend to use the drag race stile of dropping the clutch completely (great when using ceramic clutches) and this leads just to wheelspin on a normal car.
Launching a car is an art. Def takes quite a bit of practice. Reaction times, managing wheel spin off the line and getting optimal shifts thru the gears
If u guys don't want to break yur car but still wanna launch, just launch at a really low rpm, it will still yield better results than launching with no boost at launch and u won't put as much strain on yur motor
+Engineering Explained Can you make a video on how to start a manual transmission when the battery is dead if you haven't made one yet? If you have pls link me to it.
+Pops6185 Well, it's kind of simple, you just have to slam second gear and clutch in, then get some speed while off (this by being on a hill or with help of somebody pushing you) and slowly release the clutch, this will move the engine alongside the transmission and hopefully start the car.
Ive had my MS3 since 2012, mostly driven hard with plenty of wheel spin on daily drives and so far its never given me any problems, im quite happy with it :)
Camaro , the real deal 0-60. I'm 68 and have owned a '02 WRX since it was new. Some people think 'they don't make um like they used to'. You're right, they're better. I had a 67 Camaro that was damn fast 'back in the day' but it would have a hard time with my Subaru. Great videos
I sell BMWs , a customer & I today were talking about the engineering behind some of the vehicles & he brought you up "the car guy TH-camr that knows everything" & you came up in my feed 😂🤔 love your videos boss keep em coming
finaly someone who takes gearing into account. here in europe, we have many turbodiesels with a high peak torque plateau (f.e., 500nm at 2000-3000rpm) and you often hear that reving further makes it going slower. in fact, even if you only got 350nm at 4000rpm left, most of the time your wheel torque will still be higher in the smaller gear. hard to get that into peoples minds ;) btw: keep up the videos, nice work and channel :)
Right at the end I realized that 'to launch' is totally different than 'to start my car normally, e.g. when starting from a traffic light', which is what I was looking for. I thought that if I do what is shown in the video I'll crash somewhere. Now I know to never to these :) Maybe only when joining the highway..
Thank you so much for not calling it a "stick shift" in your description. I am amazed at how many Americans cannot drive a manual car. If you have not driven a manual car, then IMO, you have not learnt how to drive properly.
Great methods to get the best 1/4 mile times...and spend the most $$$$ on clutches. For the 99% of the time you don't need a max performance takeoff, use the minimum throttle and clutch slip needed to get moving. Don't punch the throttle until the clutch is fully out. Use the same technique to shift, minimum throttle and slip. Do this and save your clutch lining for those few times you need a jackrabbit start.
Also if you have ever driven a car with a non hydraulic , cable operated clutch and a decent sized engine in traffic your left leg soon realises the actual pressure force of the clutch spring plate.
With a fwd, I'm happy enough "launching" (lol) from 1.000rpm and just flooring it to redline-100 rpm. Can't afford to break anything and It's not like doing something different would cut the time in half.
That was crazy how clear an understanding you have and how well you explained it, I learnt a lot, then when it came to you performing the pull off I was expecting something special however I was not impressed with your performance. The car bogs down on every attempt.
You didn't mention the pint point of the clutch, which is very important for a launch. You need to find the point where the clutch starts engaging and squeeze just a little bit, so you don't cause too much wear for the clutch. Many modern cars tend to have a lot of empty space in clutch pedal between the bottom and the pint point, so it is almost impossible to lift it all the way up from the floor to fully engaged quickly and accurately.
Thanks to learning heel and toe myself (actually it's not a perfect heel and toe, rather putting my right foot perfectly between brake and gas pedal) I can now do a Launch control even when I have to keep the brake pedal pressed down. Left side of your right foot keeps the brake pedal - at the same time try to turn/spin your foot to the right -> pressing down the throttle. Build up even small 1800-2000 rpms. then here comes the green light, release the clutch, roll off your right foot to the right, so it slides gently from the brake to the gas pedal. Thanks to this method, my 105 HP E36 316i 1.9 Compact owns almost every single car from line - ofc it is not a race, but rather a dynamic start :)
yeah, give lots of rev and then let the clutch engage quckily - or how to lower the life expectancy of your engine and destroy your clutch in no time for basically NOTHING.
Yeah the central diff can explode if you do a hard launch with sticky tires. You can also wreck the transmission, it's from the power of the engine being dumped into a single point with a ton resistance. Though the part of the benefit of an AWD high hp car is that you don't have too hard launch, just launch normally and you'll spank most RWD/FWD cars.
+Psynide it was the rear diff that ended up going out, but luckily I was covered by warranties so I didn't have to pay a dime. Now that I'm aware of the damages from launching I realize the costs outweigh the benefits.
Thanks for the video bro, I just got my license and a first car a month ago (2001 Ford Focus 1.6 ZeTec, 108HP) and was trying to get that perfect launch w/o spinning the tires too much, and it went pretty well but I get it to 60 much faster now after watching your video, tnx :)
how to launch an mt car 1. almost redline the friggin engine (6k rpm at least) 2. let clutch out very slowly (let the clutch pedal travel for about one minute from bottom to all the way up) 3. after launching, shift into second gear when car stops accelerating ( hitting rev limiter). Use the speed at which this happens as a reference on when to shift down again note that all these steps should be made while the engine is still cold, best results during winter. in that case, thermal efficiency will be as high as possible.
So i have a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta S. I have the 2.0L non turbo variant. It only makes 115 horsepower. My car now has 52,000 miles on it and I've had it for almost 6 months. It took me a while to launch the car off the line smoothly because the engine and clutch is so smooth it's hard to feel when the clutch grabs. Now when I want I can shoot the car off the line like a rocket. Sometimes I still get a little wheelspin. And shout out to Volkswagen for making the toughest clutch ever. I be getting in it and there is nothing wrong with it.
My last manual was a 74 MUSTANG II WITH GERMAN 2800CC V6 4 on the floor , Had to sell it when I has A DWI, got a 78 GRANADA so my wife could drive. It . Lord knows how I miss that MUSTANG. Cheers 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I have a Toyota Camry 2000 and I drive it a bit roughly as it's my first car. I never launch it on purpose because I learned that it might damage the car. But a few times when my car was on a slight uphill I accidently launched it. I'm always afraid that my car will turn off if I don't apply enough acceleration when going uphill so I was holding the clutch and accelerating to about 2-3k rpm, then I slowly let the clutch go and kept accelerating. The tires were making crazy good sound and I'm not gonna lie, it felt so good to get that launch. I would like to do it again but I can't afford to fix my car if anything goes wrong. So any advice on how I can get that good launch and not damage my car? Love your videos Thank you!
+nop I suggest you take it easy, like he said, as long as you know the limits of the car and don't put all the pressure on the clutch or the transmission, you should be fine. You can usually feel when the car is not comfortable, especially in a manual like my civic.
+nop If u want to launch with lowest amount of wear. Just floor it after your clutch is fully engaged and u are at least rolling. the snap of power and clutch slip is was causes most wear. It won't be as fast as doing it with clutch slip or tire spin. but if u do it fairly quick u are only talking 0,5/1 second slower 0-60 time.
If you don't know your clutch grab spot then do not drive quickly at all. Also, you are in a 16 year old Toyota. Do you think anyone who sees you do this will be at all impressed?
Was at a red light once and the Jeep next to me did a launch ... to no where ... dropped his drive shaft ... dumped his clutch way too fast ... all I heard was a BANG!
+rodrigo carrillo it shouldn't, no, but if your goal is simply to rev you're better to put it in neutral and leave the clutch engaged (don't press in).
+Baconman1020 do whatever you want to do! I am all yours! Also not a lot of ppl are Gay! So if I met a Gay i am not going to leave the golden opportunity
EMCE3IME_LINUXTECHADDICT 1: put foot on clutch and rev to redline 2: dump clutch and immediately put foot on brakes but not too hard or wheels will stop spinning 3: keep redline, control the burnout with your brakes 4: profit
@@davidmontagpf5589 They say that cause most people would be to slow on release. clutch dump should still be smooth and concise as opposed to just lifting your foot instantly, Allows a more progressive bite for the clutch and therfore less chance of slippage because you just asked it to clamp and transfer all that torque instantly and less chance of shock load breaking driveline etc.
+Sebastian Wittmann You haven't launched a Tesla p90d then my friend. You pull similar G forces to a space shuttle launch to give you a little perspective. From an enthusiast stand point I 100% see where you're coming fromm, but you can't say electric cars with 700 hp aren't more fun than combustion engines because instant torque on launches and out of turns is insane.
+Sebastian Wittmann I agree my daily driver is a Genesis coupe 3.8- rear wheel drive 6 speed making about 340 horses and there is nothing like hearing the engine scream at high Rpms on the back roads. I also see where you're coming from with daily electrics being slow and boring but that's why I said electrics with 700 hp :)
***** I think his talking about G's during acceleration, which I am sure a space shuttle launch has more of. Only time jet pilots pull more G's is during a maneuver/turn or a catapult lunch from a carrier. As for EV, good thing the P-90D does not drive like a golf cart.
This dude literally carries those clutch everywhere he go
given how he abuses them, it probably comes in handy.
Hahahaha
If his clutch burns out while driving he can change it on the side of the road in a few minutes
Its a great conversation starter
Girls clutch: kinda like a purse but without a strap
Guys clutch:
To launch a manual.
Put it in "R", this is race mode.
Floor the accelerator and dump the clutch!
Lol better delete this before Americans think it's true and kill themselves
@@HaPpyGaMeR-fd3gv ahahahahahahhahahahaha
Instructions unclear, I'm at the bottom of the ocean watching this video
No you have to be going at least 40 to use race gear then you floor it with the clutch in and dump it
Baby driver style
I tried this and now I have 5 neutrals
😂😂😂😂
dead Lmao
Yoooooo😂😂😂
Me too this is a great life hack
@Vladimir Putin simp
1: Put in first gear
2: Rev to limiter
3: Dump clutch
4: Profit
+V3VANG One wheel peel for days
+deth kon One tire fire :D
bye bye transfer case in an evo 😂
+V3VANG Like most people who drag FWD do and expect traction?
+V3VANG savage.
Normal people have a spare tire at the back my man has a spare clutch
Hydrocarbon hahah
Hydrocarbon bruh
That means I'm not normal because mine has a tyre sealant
And u dont, r u even a car person lol
adasdas sdasa Lol I have my stock exhaust in the back of my car
Good to see my next reccomended video is Chrisfix: how to replace a clutch 😂
Lol same
me too
I liked that too
Mee too
Survive To Ride for me it’s how to install a short shifter lol
Just hold down A after the countdown hits 2
Huzzah! A man of culture!
toad is the best
Ebony Maw he’ll nah baby luigi in the magikruiser is OP
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LMAO!!!!!
Pro tip:
Remember to release the parking brake
Forgot mine was on before and blew my e brake apart 😂
😂😂😂😂😂
@@mario350zhr3 noo😭😂
Unless you want to do a big front wheel drive burnout
you know from experience I see
how to launch a eBay turbo Honda
step one: dump clutch
step two: rev to red line
step three: stall the car
step four: repeat and blow transmission
Matt Sadyk oof
Step one and two are wrong way round
how are you stalling the car at redline?
You obviously don’t know how a manual trans works.....
😋😂😭
Launching a car is a great way to keep yourself busy all the time or keeping your local mechanic in business.
Step 1: Borrow someone else's car. Step 2: Launch Step 3: Return car and say "your clutch is slipping a bit".
you can do that and get paid by get a job in a valet, best part you don't need to tell them anything.
B0rikua45 That is why my WRX never gets parked by anybody but me.
Va Vo If a valet worker says that he'll never park in one, that tells you alot. Oh and I dont work in one my cousin does.
you are supose to start whit the clutch on the bitepoint and handbrake on to remove the tention in the driveline. that way it damages the car less. specialy good for awd cars
Lmaoooo
his voice wanna make me drink water.
I don't think any of you would know who I'm talking about but he honestly sounds like David Schwimmer.
Lolll hahahah
Mount nothingism a little i guess
Mount nothingism never heard of her
Go watch some tall guy review vids and try not saying that again😂
Can you make a video of how can I launch from my chair and go do something with my life?
panzach stop watching porno ✋
Ahahahahahah
😂😂😂😂
@@lobobaltazar1322 lol legit advice
Step 1: Shut off the computer...
by the time I did all the calculations my opponent reached the end line.
+Erick Henriquez Ha ha funny...but for someone used to driving a manual transmission these are really pretty simple and becomes second nature. No thinking necessary.
Hahaha, you're describing exactly what the video is about. Just bla bla bla bla and mor theories
You, I like you!
Lol
😂😂😂😂
Step 1: Put in first gear
Step 2: Press in clutch and press gas pedal to get higher RPM
Step 3: Release clutch
Step 4: Floor it.
Mr.Ender lmaoooooo
Thank you John wick fortnite I now have 4 women in my car, so I got the W
Still clutch is burning
I drive a Miata, what's this wheelspin thing he's talking about?
+VoraciousPhantasma put your foot down more it will happen! '16 MX-5 will happily shred tires.
Engineering Explained Haha I should probably stop being a baby, huh? It's tough with sticky tires that are twice as wide as my bhp number
Won't this kill your MPG if your revving it's nuts off??
***** I thought so, what about adding a turbo and leaning the engine right out?
***** Use a turbo to add more oxygen and use less fuel by altering the ECU, meaning your power is reduced but you can go further on a single tank of fuel.
A good way to launch without or little damage is to first let the clutch engage with normal throttle application and once it grabs floor it.
Thanks how do you know when it's fully engaged. Don't wnna burn my clutch out
@@edwardjarvis3442 if you don’t know when ur clutch is fully engaged u shouldn’t be driving a car
@@edwardjarvis3442 revs dip a bit and car starts to roll. The flooring bit basically is basically just to stop it from stalling
@@edwardjarvis3442 you can feel it with your foot
This is the way
Step 1: Dump the clutch
Step 2: Realise your clutch is gone
@@soundwavesuperior6761 amen brozzer
lmao funny how he always has clutch components in handy
+ricky gonzaga ikr :D
yeah I love it
This video explains why he have them close.
Brings meaning to the saying “always coming in clutch” 👌🏾
It’s almost like he plans to use them in the video
Should have said the damage part at the start of the Video. Already did 4 Launches....
Hahaha
lol XD
mmmm the smell of burning clutch, smells like money
I had the same impression...😁😁😁
I think some truck driver near my house is watching your video. They launch their truck on the bridge and failed crash two cars behind him :P
7:56 Here's the actual launch
Georgian Gojan
Thanks buddy... 👍🏼
Man I can to better
Yeah but his technical talk tells you everything you need to know to practice on your own and perfect your own launch.
Launching car 0-60 downhill! Great stuff!
Great explanation. I always have trouble conveying engineer principles to non-engineers. You have my respect.
Appreciate it!
In my opinion an uprated clutch helps a lot. With the standard clutch in most cases, you are forced to almost dump the clutch. If you try to moderate the pressure, you always end up spinning it and only releasing the trottle makes it grab.
With an uprated clutch (beeing hidraulical helps too) you can moderate the pressure that you apply to a certain amount. This helps a lot with keeping traction, but also to avoid mechanical damage.
Jason: So this is where my props come in handy
Also Jason: *pulls out a real, likely functional clutch*
in Soviet Russia, manual transmission launch you
In capitalist America, car drives you (cuz of automatic)
In soviet Russia, car launch you out of front window blyat.
😂😂😂
HA!! This made me laugh. Thanks for the entertainment. :-D
Someone had to say it 🤣
In Germany we would need a tutorial for driving automatic, over 95% of the cars here are manual.
+Doc T'Soni
AT has a big disadvantage, at least in my opinion: you are likely to forget how fast you are going because with MT you focus on what gear you are in and what RPM you are at, which is very hard with AT because you dont have to pay attention to that, basically. I hope you understand what I mean.
Stimmt leider nicht mehr! Es gibt immer mehr Automatik Autos oder Autos mit DSG.
I run a performance setup on every car I ever owned. Always loved manuals, shift when I want to at the appropriate time. Going down hill, I keep it in low gear, the engine brakes for me, no need to fry my brakes. Going up hill on a steep slope, keep it in first or second, all the way, no need to shift, easy climb, no problem. Traffic is a pain but it outweighs the benefits, for me.
+Doc T'Soni in France you get taxes if you buy an automatic something like 3000€ pro cars +3000€ which is the cost of the automatic version so a car without an at which cost 20 000€ = 26 000€ with the at
Doc T'Soni
I would buy a car with AT, but only if it has DCT. I wouldnt want to miss the manual feeling.
There is no wonder why i have subscribed to your channel 8 years before. I have found you by your wheel camber video with the extra Bieber cut. I am not an all time viewer but i can find anyhting on this channel with more than enough information. Well done!
Great video which has deterred me from ever trying a 0-60 on my small performance hatch.
The most important point he made there is: release the clutch quickly and SMOOTHLY. Seen other vids where they teach you kids to quickly step off the clutch...never do this!, that could damage your plate. You're welcome.
J4CKR4881T why are you taking credit for what he made very clear in the video 😂
Slowly, huh alrighty thanks mate
To be fair racing ain’t exactly about long service life haha I don’t take my daily to castrol raceway without expecting to be fixing a few things earlier than normal
I launched my suzuki from neutral, not first gear and was really quick with the clutch, not smooth. With 3000rpm it took off pretty good
@@tejaspadhye You're an accident waiting to happen kiddo
I did this by accident a few times just when I was learning standard. Pretty fun lol
Rolling starts are nearly as much fun for feeling acceleration and so much less brutal on the car. Win-win! Great vid Jason, no one else covers the details like you.
Just bought a MKVI GTI and tried launching for the first time in a manual in four years. Was a little embarrassing when I just spun the tires. Love your videos man. A bit ashamed I'm having to be here watching this but it never hurts to learn from an expert.
Spinning your tyres is quite cool, but a bit expensive so this isn't the worst way to fail.
Great technical evaluation, but the reality is you need to learn this through repetition. You bring back so many memories of our drag races....1971! Dude, I wore out a set of tires in 5K miles and got grounded when the local dealer stated to my Dad...."have you seen your son drive" LOL. It wasn't just the "launches", but the driving attitude. Thank God I lived through it. Still, to this day I have a strong desire to race. I loved cross country races (rural Pennsylvania) and won many with a huge horsepower disadvantage.
BTW, my rule was "if you can't keep it in your lane, you're out of control". That served me well.
Yea, launching is extremely bad for a normal street car without very strong drivetrain components and a racing clutch. I do not advise anyone with a stock clutch try to launch their car from above 2000 RPM. I have a Stage 2 Exedy clutch, and even still I have never intentionally launched my car due to concerns over breaking a gear in my car. Accidentally dropped the clutch at 6000 RPM one time while panic accelerating and lit my tires up in a massive cloud of white smoke. Before I had the Stage 2 clutch, a friend launched the car from 4000 RPM and broke my transmission housing by ripping the rear mount off of it and dumping all the gear oil onto the pavement.
Moral of the story, DO NOT TRY THIS unless your car is built for it, you know what you are doing, and don't mind measurably decreasing your clutch life every time you do it.
Very good comment.
What?? i drive a stockish 99 civic with a b18c jdm gsr swap and launch at 3-4rpm with no problems over 5years. and if you dump your clutch at 6000rpm of course your going to roast your tires. i know my car would continue spinning when going into 2nd gear.
+DjRjSolarStar
I think you are a bit exaggerating... drivetrains are not made out of paper. Sure, the clutch or semiaxis may blow after some time... but I launched my car numerous times, and still have the clutch and drivetrain in one piece after 50k km (06r Subaru Forester XT, so the clutch has really hard time as it is awd). I would say - have fun, but be reasonable about it :)
TheNazreth It's like Scotty Kilmer says then that manual Subaru transmissions are great. Stay away from the automatics though.
+DE „AutoBravado” Nichols
I actually had another Forester before the XT, it had a automatic gearbox (traditional hydrokinetic, it was 05r model) - this was the main reason I sold it and looked for a manual one (+ I wanted to have the turbo :D ). The gearbox was not bad though - it was very smooth, and was extremely useful when I was offroading (in my opinion it was much better than the manual with the low range that was available for the non turbo versions) and was almost indetructible - it was the only car component that I was not worried about at all. What I didn't like about it was that it had only 4 gears, wasn't fast enough and I couldn't change the gears when I wanted to (no paddles or sport shift in my model) and as I am spending 95% time o tarmac and enjoy winding roads, manual gearbox was a lot better for me :) So, I wouldn't say the subarus automatic transmissions from that time period were bad, they just don't suit everyone...
It's crazy how the perfect launches are achieved when you're not even trying.
Rain outside, diesel engine so loads of torque, however I had a few launches where the revs were just right and the release speed of the clutch was optimal. Zero wheel spin, no clutch burn and probably a perfect 0-60 time if I were to continue.
Any other time I try I tend to use the drag race stile of dropping the clutch completely (great when using ceramic clutches) and this leads just to wheelspin on a normal car.
Next vid: “how to tell if clutch is broken”
Good one
Haha
I followed all of the instructions step by step and I'm currently upside down in a ditch with chocolate pudding in my pants. What did I do wrong?
+Muscle Vs Tuner Having the chocolate pudding bro.
Lolworth.. Nothing.. being inverted with chocolate pudding is quite a skill.. no transmission damage I hope ?
+Muscle Vs Tuner Should've used a vanilla pudding clutch.
Try pooping next time before launching your car.
did you install a short throw dipstick?
Launching a car is an art. Def takes quite a bit of practice. Reaction times, managing wheel spin off the line and getting optimal shifts thru the gears
If u guys don't want to break yur car but still wanna launch, just launch at a really low rpm, it will still yield better results than launching with no boost at launch and u won't put as much strain on yur motor
You are by far my favorite channel for explaining things.
+Calvin Darius Well, explaining is part of its name. LOL.
Thanks Calvin!
+Engineering Explained Can you make a video on how to start a manual transmission when the battery is dead if you haven't made one yet? If you have pls link me to it.
+Pops6185 Well, it's kind of simple, you just have to slam second gear and clutch in, then get some speed while off (this by being on a hill or with help of somebody pushing you) and slowly release the clutch, this will move the engine alongside the transmission and hopefully start the car.
aah ok thx.
watched only 4 minutes of content, had enough to go out and try my friend's Tercel with out stalling it, Good tutorials man!
this could also be “how to do a hill start in manual”
Ive had my MS3 since 2012, mostly driven hard with plenty of wheel spin on daily drives and so far its never given me any problems, im quite happy with it :)
i don't want bad things to happen but i want to launch
+itzJKB literally the story of my life
Split up the cost of a car with friends and use it just for lols its so worth it
+Raptor Mine too, totally.
+itzJKB If you have a RWD, just do it. Any excess power will spin the wheels.
If you have an AWD, just don't. It's not worth it.
wamphyr000 i have a FWD :/
Camaro , the real deal 0-60. I'm 68 and have owned a '02 WRX since it was new. Some people think 'they don't make um like they used to'. You're right, they're better. I had a 67 Camaro that was damn fast 'back in the day' but it would have a hard time with my Subaru. Great videos
"Smoothly but quickly releasing your clutch"
Ight amma head out
I sell BMWs , a customer & I today were talking about the engineering behind some of the vehicles & he brought you up "the car guy TH-camr that knows everything" & you came up in my feed 😂🤔 love your videos boss keep em coming
Dude I really appreciate the amount of technical info you put into your videos. Its awesome! Thank you.
finaly someone who takes gearing into account. here in europe, we have many turbodiesels with a high peak torque plateau (f.e., 500nm at 2000-3000rpm) and you often hear that reving further makes it going slower. in fact, even if you only got 350nm at 4000rpm left, most of the time your wheel torque will still be higher in the smaller gear. hard to get that into peoples minds ;)
btw: keep up the videos, nice work and channel :)
I like this guy he always pulls out a random clutch from the passenger seat
Right at the end I realized that 'to launch' is totally different than 'to start my car normally, e.g. when starting from a traffic light', which is what I was looking for. I thought that if I do what is shown in the video I'll crash somewhere. Now I know to never to these :) Maybe only when joining the highway..
I'm French and i've just understood by reading your comment tkx
I was like "he should change his clutch every weeks..."
Thanks! I am going to try it on my new mustang:) so excited! I'm going to try it at a car show.
how’d it go? *oh wait..*
A1 • lmao
How many crowds ya mow down?
F
Are the crowds okay?
Doesn't matter. 1.0 with 59 HP isn't going to get me anywhere 😠
+Rabar But still it's fun to blow the tyres off (how wide are they?)
enugh to make those wheels spin :) just try a bit.
+Rabar I know that feeling, I have a glorious Toyota Yaris '99 1.0 VVTi with 68 hp.
+Canis Lupus GEO!!
+Canis Lupus wait nevermind, that could be a multitude of cars
Watched this video 4 years ago to learn. Rewatched it today to see if I could learn any expert tips. Great teacher!
Thank you so much for not calling it a "stick shift" in your description. I am amazed at how many Americans cannot drive a manual car. If you have not driven a manual car, then IMO, you have not learnt how to drive properly.
Great methods to get the best 1/4 mile times...and spend the most $$$$ on clutches. For the 99% of the time you don't need a max performance takeoff, use the minimum throttle and clutch slip needed to get moving. Don't punch the throttle until the clutch is fully out. Use the same technique to shift, minimum throttle and slip. Do this and save your clutch lining for those few times you need a jackrabbit start.
Who else feels like clearing your throat when he speaks? I love this guy tho he helped so much!
i get scared when i'm revving to 2k rpm and you casually apply 6k rpm like whatever
Never go to 6k with a cold engine.
It's new, he just added sparkles to the trans fluid.
Im perfectly fine to reving to 5000 and ive only driven a manual since January
@@sammybeddingfield1014 why you crazy or somethin?
@@thephantomzoneboxing i mean it will rev to 6500 so
When I close my eyes, it's like Bill Clinton is speaking to me.
Tom Morrison A year or so of thinking 'his voice is familiar' and now I finally have my answer.
Thank you Tom Morrison
This is the best car content channel on TH-cam.
Notice how his cars are nice and clean with minimal clutter? That’s how you can easily tell how intelligent he is.
Ok? Lol
still don't get how the clutch can transmit so much energy, it's just a thin plate pressed against metal 😶
Think of it as brake pads in reverse!
That's materials science for you :)
Terry Heick thats literaly the best quick explanation I have ever heard
Also if you have ever driven a car with a non hydraulic , cable operated clutch and a decent sized engine in traffic your left leg soon realises the actual pressure force of the clutch spring plate.
johan bjork, gotta love cable clutches lol
Something very artistic about seeing ChrisFix's "how to replace your clutch" video as the 1st recommended while watching this
With a fwd, I'm happy enough "launching" (lol) from 1.000rpm and just flooring it to redline-100 rpm. Can't afford to break anything and It's not like doing something different would cut the time in half.
lol idk why im watching this like i dont know how to drive
you can one day young padawan.
Can i please come to America... where guns are free and you can easily get a driving license? PLEASE ADOPT ME
Blu3on joke's on you nearly all Americans have is automatic transmission cars.
I can say that's because nearly all Americans are not that smart to drive manual
Blu3on Guns are legal ut R34 are illegal... what a joke
That was crazy how clear an understanding you have and how well you explained it, I learnt a lot, then when it came to you performing the pull off I was expecting something special however I was not impressed with your performance. The car bogs down on every attempt.
You didn't mention the pint point of the clutch, which is very important for a launch. You need to find the point where the clutch starts engaging and squeeze just a little bit, so you don't cause too much wear for the clutch. Many modern cars tend to have a lot of empty space in clutch pedal between the bottom and the pint point, so it is almost impossible to lift it all the way up from the floor to fully engaged quickly and accurately.
You mean the biting point?
Agree modern clutches are so damn long.
I feel like burning some clutch after watching this vid. 🔥🔥
Thanks to learning heel and toe myself (actually it's not a perfect heel and toe, rather putting my right foot perfectly between brake and gas pedal) I can now do a Launch control even when I have to keep the brake pedal pressed down. Left side of your right foot keeps the brake pedal - at the same time try to turn/spin your foot to the right -> pressing down the throttle. Build up even small 1800-2000 rpms. then here comes the green light, release the clutch, roll off your right foot to the right, so it slides gently from the brake to the gas pedal. Thanks to this method, my 105 HP E36 316i 1.9 Compact owns almost every single car from line - ofc it is not a race, but rather a dynamic start :)
Intructions unclear: i went backwards
That’s race gear bro
😂😂😂😂 are you serious or kidding?
Did you put it in R (Race mode)?
if you have a very high torque diesel engine, you don't even give any gas and just let the clutch engage. Done.
Next.
I think you don't got the point of the video.. Read the title again
+DieHum_mel i don't see what is wrong
+Stoned Mole The title says 'launch' not 'get the car moving'. Launching is getting it up to speed as quick as possible.
Rob Greenwood ok
yeah, give lots of rev and then let the clutch engage quckily - or how to lower the life expectancy of your engine and destroy your clutch in no time for basically NOTHING.
I think my favorite thing about your videos is the props that appear out of nowhere in your car. Keep up the great work!
Tried launching my WRX and ended up blowing my diff... Needless to say I don't launch anymore.
+Bryce Arnold Interesting which component failed. Thanks for sharing and sorry for your unfortunate event.
Was it manual or CVT?
+DreiZ manual
Yeah the central diff can explode if you do a hard launch with sticky tires. You can also wreck the transmission, it's from the power of the engine being dumped into a single point with a ton resistance. Though the part of the benefit of an AWD high hp car is that you don't have too hard launch, just launch normally and you'll spank most RWD/FWD cars.
+Psynide it was the rear diff that ended up going out, but luckily I was covered by warranties so I didn't have to pay a dime. Now that I'm aware of the damages from launching I realize the costs outweigh the benefits.
Or as those of us in Europe call it: "How to drive a car".
Ampelrennen in der ganzen Stadt😀
Yeah, it's common sense
gassing before releasing the clutch is a no go in the netherlands
@@dudeimdudely7477 if you don't give some gas the car stalls and stops
@@fennex7575 yeah with old cars. But still, you're not allowed to throttle and then release clutch, you'll get fined for reckless driving soon enough
Thanks for the video bro, I just got my license and a first car a month ago (2001 Ford Focus 1.6 ZeTec, 108HP) and was trying to get that perfect launch w/o spinning the tires too much, and it went pretty well but I get it to 60 much faster now after watching your video, tnx :)
how to launch an mt car
1. almost redline the friggin engine (6k rpm at least)
2. let clutch out very slowly (let the clutch pedal travel for about one minute from bottom to all the way up)
3. after launching, shift into second gear when car stops accelerating ( hitting rev limiter). Use the speed at which this happens as a reference on when to shift down again
note that all these steps should be made while the engine is still cold, best results during winter. in that case, thermal efficiency will be as high as possible.
I tired and I crashed.
Just kidding lol
get some sleep next time :P
It Aint Hard to Tell lol
+It Aint Hard to Tell hahaha
off course if you tired, you will crash. lol i knew it was a typo
So i have a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta S. I have the 2.0L non turbo variant. It only makes 115 horsepower. My car now has 52,000 miles on it and I've had it for almost 6 months. It took me a while to launch the car off the line smoothly because the engine and clutch is so smooth it's hard to feel when the clutch grabs. Now when I want I can shoot the car off the line like a rocket. Sometimes I still get a little wheelspin. And shout out to Volkswagen for making the toughest clutch ever. I be getting in it and there is nothing wrong with it.
Glad I found this channel. Well put together.
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+HotaruZoku thanks for subscribing!
@8:00 downhill tho...
+Forza Ninetails th-cam.com/video/tfQNl52CjfQ/w-d-xo.html
+Forza Ninetails Apply cold water ?
+LostBlood ouch you got me
You're not wrong!
My last manual was a 74 MUSTANG II WITH GERMAN 2800CC V6 4 on the floor , Had to sell it when I has A DWI, got a 78 GRANADA so my wife could drive. It . Lord knows how I miss that MUSTANG. Cheers 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I have a Toyota Camry 2000 and I drive it a bit roughly as it's my first car. I never launch it on purpose because I learned that it might damage the car. But a few times when my car was on a slight uphill I accidently launched it. I'm always afraid that my car will turn off if I don't apply enough acceleration when going uphill so I was holding the clutch and accelerating to about 2-3k rpm, then I slowly let the clutch go and kept accelerating. The tires were making crazy good sound and I'm not gonna lie, it felt so good to get that launch. I would like to do it again but I can't afford to fix my car if anything goes wrong. So any advice on how I can get that good launch and not damage my car?
Love your videos
Thank you!
+nop I suggest you take it easy, like he said, as long as you know the limits of the car and don't put all the pressure on the clutch or the transmission, you should be fine. You can usually feel when the car is not comfortable, especially in a manual like my civic.
+nop use hand break, let go as clutch engages
Sergey is right, on a hill if you don't know your clutch grab spot you should always be using your handbrake
+nop If u want to launch with lowest amount of wear. Just floor it after your clutch is fully engaged and u are at least rolling. the snap of power and clutch slip is was causes most wear. It won't be as fast as doing it with clutch slip or tire spin. but if u do it fairly quick u are only talking 0,5/1 second slower 0-60 time.
If you don't know your clutch grab spot then do not drive quickly at all. Also, you are in a 16 year old Toyota. Do you think anyone who sees you do this will be at all impressed?
Instructions unclear. I'm in the hospital
You mean your car 😆
Was at a red light once and the Jeep next to me did a launch ... to no where ... dropped his drive shaft ... dumped his clutch way too fast ... all I heard was a BANG!
Golf R
Great choice.
"You want to make sure that you are accelerating and not just burning up your clutch"
This seems sensible.
As a 20 veteran of manuals, I enjoyed your video. To all the kids out there getting the hang of it, apologies if your head exploded.
It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear
Hey, listen, man. It hasn't been my month, or year.
ILL BE THERE FOR YOUUUUUUU
@@weirdchristiankid803 when the rain starts to fall
Like I’ve been there before...
Golf R manual is total orgasma !!
I always shift directly into 6th gear so I don't lose time during shifting from 1 to 6.
Very informative thank you. Will try it in my Golf
????? Why not just have an automatic
Thank you for that, I learned how to launch my 2cv ...
😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wheel spin is a killer. Happened to me last night.
Got beaten by a Nissan Altima last night during a 0-50 mph race at a light.
so if you hold the clutch all the way in and rev it won't burn your clutch ?? only when you let it out to slow ?
+rodrigo carrillo it shouldn't, no, but if your goal is simply to rev you're better to put it in neutral and leave the clutch engaged (don't press in).
Only if the clutch plates are already at or beyond the wear limit.
With the clutch all the way down, the clutch is totally disengaged. Prolong slipping the clutch can burn the flywheel.
no, if you rev your engine holding the clutch in too long, you will burn your clutch eventually, it won't be good.
Holding in the clutch for a long time while revving might burn a poorly lubricated throw out bearing, but even that is unlikely.
Dumped clutch and engine flew out of car plz help (1962 honda civic type r)
twocupbleezy caught you lacking.... there is no 62’ type r
finna pull up
@@christopherpaez4948 there is
@@gui18bif 1972 not 62
And the v tec didn’t kicked in?🤔
I have a 2019 WRX and I’m glad I just saw this.. haven’t been launching that baby and now I know how to to do it precisely and safely +1
Can I do a burnout in a VW Polo 1.2ltr Petrol?. Its pretty low powered car though!
+Manish Bag Maybe with the handbrake on lol
+Baconman1020 do whatever you want to do! I am all yours! Also not a lot of ppl are Gay! So if I met a Gay i am not going to leave the golden opportunity
+Armesis P yeah! will try
tavi921 lol i forgot most cars dont have a lsd.
+tavi921 yep, with 165/65/R14 tyres, there is a lot of one tyre fire even with that engine :D
Please do burnout tutorial for manual and auto
EMCE3IME_LINUXTECHADDICT 1: put foot on clutch and rev to redline
2: dump clutch and immediately put foot on brakes but not too hard or wheels will stop spinning
3: keep redline, control the burnout with your brakes
4: profit
Legend say this guy carry this clutchplate on a date too !
5000 or 6000 rpm in a Subaru?
Depends how well you know you local clutch specialist.
Some not particularly great info here.
my focus launch control holds the revs at 5500 and ford itself says to dump the clutch not let go slow at all
I mean, he does say you shouldn't do this if you want your clutch to last.
@@davidmontagpf5589 They say that cause most people would be to slow on release. clutch dump should still be smooth and concise as opposed to just lifting your foot instantly, Allows a more progressive bite for the clutch and therfore less chance of slippage because you just asked it to clamp and transfer all that torque instantly and less chance of shock load breaking driveline etc.
Yeah lots of cars launch at high revs like that. The MondayMods EvoX launches at around 5500
@@jjames267 Wouldn't you want to launch at peak torque assuming your tires can hook? (for racing applications, that is)
Step one, buy a tesla.
Step two, press pedal.
+Patrik Pålsson uhh...no step two should be select ludicrous mode..then step three press pedal (Edit: smash pedal to floor)
+The Dude he isn't. you are!
+Sebastian Wittmann You haven't launched a Tesla p90d then my friend. You pull similar G forces to a space shuttle launch to give you a little perspective. From an enthusiast stand point I 100% see where you're coming fromm, but you can't say electric cars with 700 hp aren't more fun than combustion engines because instant torque on launches and out of turns is insane.
+Sebastian Wittmann I agree my daily driver is a Genesis coupe 3.8- rear wheel drive 6 speed making about 340 horses and there is nothing like hearing the engine scream at high Rpms on the back roads. I also see where you're coming from with daily electrics being slow and boring but that's why I said electrics with 700 hp :)
*****
I think his talking about G's during acceleration, which I am sure a space shuttle launch has more of. Only time jet pilots pull more G's is during a maneuver/turn or a catapult lunch from a carrier. As for EV, good thing the P-90D does not drive like a golf cart.